मांस

See also: माँस, मांसं, मास, मासु, मासा, मौसी, मूसा, and मिस

Hindi edit

Alternative forms edit

माँस (mā̃s)
मास (mās) — obsolete

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀲 (maṃsa), from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa), from Proto-Indo-European *mēmsóm. Cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌼𐌶 (mimz) and Albanian mish.

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑːns/, [mä̃ːns]

Noun edit

मांस • (māns) m (Urdu spelling مانس or ماس)

meat
Synonyms: गोश्त (gośt), बोटी (boṭī)

यह मांस में बहुत चिकनाई होती है।
yah māns mẽ bahut ciknāī hotī hai.
There is a lot of grease in this meat.

यह मांस विशेष रूप से तुम्हारे लिए पकाया गया था।
yah māns viśeṣ rūp se tumhāre lie pakāyā gayā thā.
This meat was cooked especially for you.
flesh
रोग के कारण, उसके टांग का मांस फूला-फूला हो गया था।
rog ke kāraṇ, uske ṭāṅg kā māns phūlā-phūlā ho gayā thā.
Due to the disease, the flesh on his legs became swollen.

Declension edit

Declension of मांस (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मांस māns	मांस māns
oblique	मांस māns	मांसों mānsõ
vocative	मांस māns	मांसो mānso

Related terms edit

References edit

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मांस”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मांस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi edit

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मांस

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Etymology edit

From Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /mau.sə/

Noun edit

मांस • (māusa) n

flesh

Declension edit

Declension of मांस (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	मांस māusa
direct plural	मांसे, मांसं māuse, māusa
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मांस māusa	मांसे, मांसं māuse, māusa
oblique सामान्यरूप	मांसा māusā	मांसां- māusān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मांसाला māusālā	मांसांना māusānnā
ergative	मांसाने, मांसानं māusāne, māusāna	मांसांनी māusānnī
instrumental	मांसाशी māusāśī	मांसांशी māusānśī
locative सप्तमी	मांसात māusāt	मांसांत māusāt
vocative संबोधन	मांसा māusā	मांसांनो māusānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of मांस (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	मांसाचा māusāċā	मांसाचे māusāċe	मांसाची māusācī	मांसाच्या māusācā	मांसाचे, मांसाचं māusāċe, māusāċa	मांसाची māusācī	मांसाच्या māusācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मांसांचा māusānċā	मांसांचे māusānċe	मांसांची māusāñcī	मांसांच्या māusāncā	मांसांचे, मांसांचं māusānċe, māusānċa	मांसांची māusāñcī	मांसांच्या māusāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms edit

मांसाहारी (māusāhārī, “non vegetarian”)

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Alternative scripts

মাংস (Assamese script)
ᬫᬵᬂᬲ (Balinese script)
মাংস (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰯𑰽𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀸𑀁𑀲 (Brahmi script)
မာံသ (Burmese script)
માંસ (Gujarati script)
ਮਾਂਸ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌸 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦴꦁꦱ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂰𑂁𑂮 (Kaithi script)
ಮಾಂಸ (Kannada script)
មាំស (Khmer script)
ມາໍສ (Lao script)
മാംസ (Malayalam script)
ᢀ᠋ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘭 (Modi script)
ᢀ᠋ᠮᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧑𑧞𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐵𑑄𑐳 (Newa script)
ମାଂସ (Odia script)
ꢪꢵꢀꢱ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆳𑆁𑆱 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖯𑖽𑖭 (Siddham script)
මාංස (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩛𑪖𑪁 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚭𑚫𑚨 (Takri script)
மாஂஸ (Tamil script)
మాంస (Telugu script)
มาํส (Thai script)
མཱཾ་ས (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒰𑓀𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨊𑨸𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *māmsám, from Proto-Indo-European *mēms-ó-m, from *mḗms. Cognate with Albanian mish, Old Church Slavonic мѧсо (męso), Latin membrum, Old Armenian միս (mis), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌼𐌶 (mimz, “meat”).

Pronunciation edit

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑ̃ː.sɐ́/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ̃ː.s̪ɐ/

Noun edit

मांस • (māṃsá) stem, n

flesh, meat flesh, (meat of an animal; fruits are called 'phalani')
name of a mixed caste

Declension edit

Neuter a-stem declension of मांस (māṃsá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मांसम् māṃsám	मांसे māṃsé	मांसानि / मांसा¹ māṃsā́ni / māṃsā́¹
Vocative	मांस mā́ṃsa	मांसे mā́ṃse	मांसानि / मांसा¹ mā́ṃsāni / mā́ṃsā¹
Accusative	मांसम् māṃsám	मांसे māṃsé	मांसानि / मांसा¹ māṃsā́ni / māṃsā́¹
Instrumental	मांसेन māṃséna	मांसाभ्याम् māṃsā́bhyām	मांसैः / मांसेभिः¹ māṃsaíḥ / māṃsébhiḥ¹
Dative	मांसाय māṃsā́ya	मांसाभ्याम् māṃsā́bhyām	मांसेभ्यः māṃsébhyaḥ
Ablative	मांसात् māṃsā́t	मांसाभ्याम् māṃsā́bhyām	मांसेभ्यः māṃsébhyaḥ
Genitive	मांसस्य māṃsásya	मांसयोः māṃsáyoḥ	मांसानाम् māṃsā́nām
Locative	मांसे māṃsé	मांसयोः māṃsáyoḥ	मांसेषु māṃséṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Borrowed terms edit

→ Assamese: মাংস (maṅxo)
→ Bengali: মাংস (maṅśo)
→ Hindi: मांस (māns)
→ Kannada: ಮಾಂಸ (māṃsa)
→ Malayalam: മാംസം (māṁsaṁ)
→ Malay: mangsa
→ Odia: ମାଂସ (maṁsô)
→ Old Javanese: māṅsa
- Javanese: ꦩꦁꦱ (mangsa)
- → Balinese: ᬫᬵᬗ᭄ᬲ (mangsa), ᬫᬗ᭄ᬲ (mangsa)
→ Tamil: மாமிசம் (māmicam)
→ Telugu: మాంసం (māṁsaṁ), మాంసము (māṁsamu)

Descendants edit

Dardic:
- Dameli: [script needed] (mās)
- Domaaki: [script needed] (mos)
- Kalami: [script needed] (mā̃s)
- Kalasha: mos
- Kashmiri: ماس (mās), ماز (māz)
- Kohistani Shina: [script needed] (mos)
- Phalura: [script needed] (mahās)
- Savi: [script needed] (mās)
- Shina: موز (moz), [script needed] (mos)
- Tirahi: [script needed] (mās)
- Torwali: ماس (mās)
- Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (mās)
Helu Prakrit:
- Dhivehi: މަސް (mas)
- Sinhalese: මස් (mas), මහ (maha)
Kholosi: māz
Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀰 (maṃśa)
- Assamese: মঙহ (moṅoh)
- Bengali: মাস (maś)
- Bihari:
  - Bhojpuri: माँस (mā̃s)
  - Magahi: 𑂧𑂰𑂁𑂮 (māns)
  - Maithili: मास (mās), मासु (māsu)
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀲 (maṃsa), 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa); 𑀫𑀁𑀰 (maṃśa)
- Central:
  - Eastern Hindi:
    - Chhattisgarhi: मास (mās)
  - Western Hindi:
    - Old Hindi: मांस (mā̃sa)
      - Braj: मास (mās)
      - Bundeli: मास (mās), माँस (mā̃s)
      - Hindustani: mā̃s, mās
        Hindi: माँस, मास
        Urdu: مَان٘سْ (mā̃s), مَاسْ (mās)
- Northern:
  - Central Pahari:
    - Garhwali: मासु (māsu)
    - Kumaoni: मासु (māsu)
  - Eastern Pahari:
    - Nepali: मासु (māsu)
  - Western Pahari:
    - Dogri: mās
      Devanagari script: मास
      Dogra script: 𑠢𑠬𑠩
- Southern:
  - Insular:
    - Dhivehi: މަސް (mas)
    - Sinhalese: මස් (mas), මහ (maha)
  - Marathi-Konkani:
    - Konkani: mās
      Devanagari script: मास
      Kannada script: ಮಾಸ್
      Latin script: mas
    - Old Marathi: mauṃsa
      Devanagari script: मौंस
      Modi script: 𑘦𑘼𑘽𑘭
      - Marathi: mās, māusa
        Devanagari script: मास, मांस
        Modi script: 𑘦𑘰𑘭, 𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘭
- Northwestern:
  - Sindhi: māhu
    Arabic script: ماهُ
    Devanagari script: माहु
    Khudawadi script: 𑋗𑋠𑋞𑋣
- Western:
  - Ahirani: मास (mās)
  - Gojri: مَاسْ (mās)
  - Gujarati: માંસ (mā̃s)
  - Kholosi: môz
  - Malvi: माँस (mā̃s)
  - Marwari:
    Devanagari script: मंस (mans), मांस (māns), माँस (mā̃s), मौंस (ma͠us)
    Mahajani script: 𑅬𑅧𑅰 (mns), 𑅬𑅒𑅧𑅰 (muns)
  - Romani: mas
- Old Marathi: मांस (māṃsa)
  - Marathi: मांस (māusa)
Pali: maṁsa
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀲 (maṃsa), 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa); 𑀫𑀁𑀰 (maṃśa)
- Central:
  - Eastern Hindi:
    - Chhattisgarhi: मास (mās)
  - Western Hindi:
    - Old Hindi: मांस (mā̃sa)
      - Braj: मास (mās)
      - Bundeli: मास (mās), माँस (mā̃s)
      - Hindustani: mā̃s, mās
        Hindi: माँस, मास
        Urdu: مَان٘سْ (mā̃s), مَاسْ (mās)
- Northern:
  - Central Pahari:
    - Garhwali: मासु (māsu)
    - Kumaoni: मासु (māsu)
  - Eastern Pahari:
    - Nepali: मासु (māsu)
  - Western Pahari:
    - Dogri: mās
      Devanagari script: मास
      Dogra script: 𑠢𑠬𑠩
- Southern:
  - Insular:
    - Dhivehi: މަސް (mas)
    - Sinhalese: මස් (mas), මහ (maha)
  - Marathi-Konkani:
    - Konkani: mās
      Devanagari script: मास
      Kannada script: ಮಾಸ್
      Latin script: mas
    - Old Marathi: mauṃsa
      Devanagari script: मौंस
      Modi script: 𑘦𑘼𑘽𑘭
      - Marathi: mās, māusa
        Devanagari script: मास, मांस
        Modi script: 𑘦𑘰𑘭, 𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘭
- Northwestern:
  - Sindhi: māhu
    Arabic script: ماهُ
    Devanagari script: माहु
    Khudawadi script: 𑋗𑋠𑋞𑋣
- Western:
  - Ahirani: मास (mās)
  - Gojri: مَاسْ (mās)
  - Gujarati: માંસ (mā̃s)
  - Kholosi: môz
  - Malvi: माँस (mā̃s)
  - Marwari:
    Devanagari script: मंस (mans), मांस (māns), माँस (mā̃s), मौंस (ma͠us)
    Mahajani script: 𑅬𑅧𑅰 (mns), 𑅬𑅒𑅧𑅰 (muns)
  - Romani: mas
→ Tamil: மாமிசம் (māmicam)

References edit

Monier Williams (1899) “मांस”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 805/1.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 343-4
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māṁsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press